Run podman machine os apply displays the error: unsupported OS

[WitherZuo]

Issue Description

Executing podman machine os apply on Windows to update Podman server-side version results in an error message: Error: unsupported OS.

Steps to reproduce the issue

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. Executing podman machine os apply quay.io/podman/machine-os:5.4 on Windows
2. Waiting for a moment.
3. Failed with Error: unsupported OS.

Describe the results you received

It only display below:

Error: unsupported OS
Error: Process exited with status 125

Describe the results you expected

Podman server-side version can be properly updated using podman machine os apply.

podman info output

Client:
  APIVersion: 5.4.0
  Built: 1739297196
  BuiltTime: Wed Feb 12 02:06:36 2025
  GitCommit: f9f7d48b24b1ca4403f189caaeab1cb8ff4a9aa2
  GoVersion: go1.23.6
  Os: windows
  OsArch: windows/amd64
  Version: 5.4.0
host:
  arch: amd64
  buildahVersion: 1.37.3
  cgroupControllers:
  - cpuset
  - cpu
  - cpuacct
  - blkio
  - memory
  - devices
  - freezer
  - net_cls
  - perf_event
  - net_prio
  - hugetlb
  - pids
  - rdma
  - misc
  cgroupManager: cgroupfs
  cgroupVersion: v1
  conmon:
    package: conmon-2.1.12-2.fc40.x86_64
    path: /usr/bin/conmon
    version: 'conmon version 2.1.12, commit: '
  cpuUtilization:
    idlePercent: 99.71
    systemPercent: 0.22
    userPercent: 0.07
  cpus: 4
  databaseBackend: sqlite
  distribution:
    distribution: fedora
    variant: container
    version: "40"
  eventLogger: journald
  freeLocks: 2047
  hostname: ThinkPad-E560
  idMappings:
    gidmap: null
    uidmap: null
  kernel: 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2
  linkmode: dynamic
  logDriver: journald
  memFree: 3576872960
  memTotal: 4048412672
  networkBackend: netavark
  networkBackendInfo:
    backend: netavark
    dns:
      package: aardvark-dns-1.12.2-2.fc40.x86_64
      path: /usr/libexec/podman/aardvark-dns
      version: aardvark-dns 1.12.2
    package: netavark-1.12.2-1.fc40.x86_64
    path: /usr/libexec/podman/netavark
    version: netavark 1.12.2
  ociRuntime:
    name: crun
    package: crun-1.17-1.fc40.x86_64
    path: /usr/bin/crun
    version: |-
      crun version 1.17
      commit: 000fa0d4eeed8938301f3bcf8206405315bc1017
      rundir: /run/crun
      spec: 1.0.0
      +SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +CRIU +LIBKRUN +WASM:wasmedge +YAJL
  os: linux
  pasta:
    executable: /usr/bin/pasta
    package: passt-0^20240906.g6b38f07-1.fc40.x86_64
    version: |
      pasta 0^20240906.g6b38f07-1.fc40.x86_64
      Copyright Red Hat
      GNU General Public License, version 2 or later
        <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
      This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
      There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
  remoteSocket:
    exists: true
    path: /run/podman/podman.sock
  rootlessNetworkCmd: pasta
  security:
    apparmorEnabled: false
    capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
    rootless: false
    seccompEnabled: true
    seccompProfilePath: /usr/share/containers/seccomp.json
    selinuxEnabled: false
  serviceIsRemote: true
  slirp4netns:
    executable: ""
    package: ""
    version: ""
  swapFree: 1073741824
  swapTotal: 1073741824
  uptime: 0h 39m 22.00s
  variant: ""
plugins:
  authorization: null
  log:
  - k8s-file
  - none
  - passthrough
  - journald
  network:
  - bridge
  - macvlan
  - ipvlan
  volume:
  - local
registries:
  docker.elastic.co:
    Blocked: false
    Insecure: false
    Location: elastic.m.daocloud.io
    MirrorByDigestOnly: false
    Mirrors: null
    Prefix: docker.elastic.co
    PullFromMirror: ""
  docker.io:
    Blocked: false
    Insecure: false
    Location: docker.m.daocloud.io
    MirrorByDigestOnly: false
    Mirrors: null
    Prefix: docker.io
    PullFromMirror: ""
  gcr.io:
    Blocked: false
    Insecure: false
    Location: gcr.m.daocloud.io
    MirrorByDigestOnly: false
    Mirrors: null
    Prefix: gcr.io
    PullFromMirror: ""
  ghcr.io:
    Blocked: false
    Insecure: false
    Location: ghcr.m.daocloud.io
    MirrorByDigestOnly: false
    Mirrors: null
    Prefix: ghcr.io
    PullFromMirror: ""
  mcr.microsoft.com:
    Blocked: false
    Insecure: false
    Location: mcr.m.daocloud.io
    MirrorByDigestOnly: false
    Mirrors: null
    Prefix: mcr.microsoft.com
    PullFromMirror: ""
  nvcr.io:
    Blocked: false
    Insecure: false
    Location: nvcr.m.daocloud.io
    MirrorByDigestOnly: false
    Mirrors: null
    Prefix: nvcr.io
    PullFromMirror: ""
  quay.io:
    Blocked: false
    Insecure: false
    Location: quay.m.daocloud.io
    MirrorByDigestOnly: false
    Mirrors: null
    Prefix: quay.io
    PullFromMirror: ""
  registry.k8s.io:
    Blocked: false
    Insecure: false
    Location: k8s.m.daocloud.io
    MirrorByDigestOnly: false
    Mirrors: null
    Prefix: registry.k8s.io
    PullFromMirror: ""
  search:
  - docker.io
store:
  configFile: /usr/share/containers/storage.conf
  containerStore:
    number: 1
    paused: 0
    running: 0
    stopped: 1
  graphDriverName: overlay
  graphOptions:
    overlay.imagestore: /usr/lib/containers/storage
    overlay.mountopt: nodev,metacopy=on
  graphRoot: /var/lib/containers/storage
  graphRootAllocated: 1081101176832
  graphRootUsed: 1035567104
  graphStatus:
    Backing Filesystem: extfs
    Native Overlay Diff: "false"
    Supports d_type: "true"
    Supports shifting: "false"
    Supports volatile: "true"
    Using metacopy: "true"
  imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
  imageStore:
    number: 1
  runRoot: /run/containers/storage
  transientStore: false
  volumePath: /var/lib/containers/storage/volumes
version:
  APIVersion: 5.2.3
  Built: 1727136000
  BuiltTime: Tue Sep 24 08:00:00 2024
  GitCommit: ""
  GoVersion: go1.22.7
  Os: linux
  OsArch: linux/amd64
  Version: 5.2.3

Podman in a container

No

Privileged Or Rootless

Privileged

Upstream Latest Release

Yes

Additional environment details

Client:       Podman Engine
Version:      5.4.0
API Version:  5.4.0
Go Version:   go1.23.6
Git Commit:   f9f7d48b24b1ca4403f189caaeab1cb8ff4a9aa2
Built:        Wed Feb 12 02:06:36 2025
OS/Arch:      windows/amd64

Server:       Podman Engine
Version:      5.2.3
API Version:  5.2.3
Go Version:   go1.22.7
Built:        Tue Sep 24 08:00:00 2024
OS/Arch:      linux/amd64

[Luap99]

This is expected, the WSL image is a "normal" fedora image with dnf not an rpm-ostree image based on Fedora CoreOS. As such there is no way to update the image with WSL.

You could run dnf up inside the WSL image to update it just like regular Fedora.

I leave it up as the docs need to be updates that this is only supported with rpm-ostree.